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[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

nice.The fleck finish really hides any imperfections.

 

[mklett33 10+ year member]

I cant believe you didnt add glass, i mean they look tight, why not add glass? it isnt expensive

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

I cant believe you didnt add glass, i mean they look tight, why not add glass? it isnt expensive

also unnecessary.

i didnt add glass to my tweeter pods, if its stiff enough you just dont need it.

 

[wasted ink 10+ year member]

also unnecessary.
i didnt add glass to my tweeter pods, if its stiff enough you just dont need it.

what is giving them strength then? kitty hair? or just resined fleece?

thats insane you guys dont use glass for these things.. i can understand small sail panels where the tweet cups are bascially in or on the panel, but in this case, thats a large enough area where there HAS to be flex if its just fabric and/or filler/kitty hair. the span has to have some flex to it when you push it..

 

[WOT]

Who cares? He says its fine and hes happy.... WHO CARES

came out nice

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

what is giving them strength then? kitty hair? or just resined fleece?
thats insane you guys dont use glass for these things.. i can understand small sail panels where the tweet cups are bascially in or on the panel, but in this case, thats a large enough area where there HAS to be flex if its just fabric and/or filler/kitty hair. the span has to have some flex to it when you push it..

i personally would have laid a layer of glass on the backside of it, but from what it looks, the drivers will be playing midrange/highs only, so it wont have enough flex to make a difference, if any at all....

 

[slapmaster 10+ year member]

it'll be fine. with those wrinkles and curved surfaces, it's strong anf riggid enough to handle vibrations. if they were load barring in any way, i'ld glassed them too. if i'm loud enough to break them with my bass, i'ld be more than happy to rebuild them.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

.....search my threads, I've worked with glass long enough to know what pieces I can get away with without glassing and what I can't. its no biggy. when it comes to glassing, ''their,s more than one way to skin a cat''

 

[wasted ink 10+ year member]

id have to see them in person i guess, it just looks like too much of a span to go without glass. if it works, all the more power to you. i dealt with glass for a while myself, i wasnt questioning the quality of your work, just lookin' out. either way they looks great, ive always loved the look of fleckstone.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Looks really good!

 

[mklett33 10+ year member]

idk I wouldnt even worry about the flex but rather something hitting it... i guess it doesnt make sense to me to spend all that time on making something nice but not spend the extra ten minutes to actually apply fiberglass...

 

[Honez 10+ year member]

also unnecessary.
i didnt add glass to my tweeter pods, if its stiff enough you just dont need it.

im planning on filling mine with expanding foam instead of glassing overthem

but this is one sweet install... keep up the good work

 

[wasted ink 10+ year member]

idk I wouldnt even worry about the flex but rather something hitting it... i guess it doesnt make sense to me to spend all that time on making something nice but not spend the extra ten minutes to actually apply fiberglass...

x2.. must just be the FGF crew seeing this lol

 

[jeremy.vaughn 10+ year member]

good job so far, i liked that you removed the fur.

also good work on the wheels i had to polish a 2 sets awhile back and its a real pain in the @#!. cant wait to see the finished product though.

 

[LDW3RD 10+ year member]

happy new year!

 

[slapmaster 10+ year member]

happy new year!

same to ya!